Food, Heresies, and Magical Boundaries in the Middle Ages
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- ISBN 9789463727969
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 19 Aug 2024
- Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
- Publication City/Country: NL
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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In this book readers will find stories about medieval heresies and “magic” from an unusual perspective: that of food studies. The time span ranges from Late Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages, while the geographical scope includes regions as different as North Africa, Spain, Ireland, continental Europe, the Holy land, and Central Asia. Food, heresies, and magical boundaries in the Middle Ages explores the power of food in creating and breaking down boundaries between different groups, or in establishing a contact with other worlds, be they the occult sides of nature, or the supernatural. The book emphasizes the role of food in crafting and carrying identity, and in transferring virtues and powers of natural elements into the eater’s body. Which foods and drinks made someone a heretic? Could they be purified? Which food offerings forged a connection with the otherworld? Which recipes allowed gaining access to the hidden powers within nature?
Andrea Maraschi has a PhD in Medieval History (University of Bologna), and has been a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Iceland and at the University of Bari. He teaches Anthropology of Food at the University of Bologna. His research interests touch, among other things, the history of food, the history of magic, and the history of medicine. Francesca Tasca has a PhD in History of Christianity and of Churches (University of Padua) with a thesis on Waldensian origins. She is a high-school teacher. Her research interests focus on accusations of heresy, with particular attention to food identity markers. She has several publications on the subject to her credit. She is publishing coordinator of Riforma e movimenti religiosi, the journal of the Society of Waldensian Studies.
